Ivysaur 82/165 · Expedition Base Set

Ivysaur is Pokédex #002, generation 1 (Kanto). Ivysaur is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Bulbasaur. In this catalog that name is Bulbasaur (#001). The card lists Venusaur, Venusaur (#003) under evolves to.

Ivysaur sits at 82/165 in Expedition Base Set, position 82 of 165. Before it is 81 Hitmonlee, and after it is 83 Jynx. The set belongs to the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Sleep Seed lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Vine Whip is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Ivysaur (#002) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Ivysaur 30/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Ivysaur list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Miki Tanaka. I count 192 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Expedition Base Set set binder is where a full Expedition Base Set set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ivysaur can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.